{"id":13996,"date":"2022-05-25T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=13996"},"modified":"2022-05-25T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:19:13","slug":"22event58_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/22event58_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Greensboro, NC-<\/strong><i> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour<\/a> returns to Salisbury Country Club for the annual PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Contested every year over Memorial Day Weekend, this year&#8217;s OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP officially marks two-years since we resumed official tour operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight college signees\/commits and residents of eight states highlight this top 25 nationally ranked event. A cut to the low 50% and ties will be made after thirty-six holes in both divisions.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Bell National<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Fifty-four players will tee it up on the 6009 yards par 71 set up in the Bell National division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kathryn Ha\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 Roanoke, VA \u00a0\u2014 Class of 2025 \u2014 #2 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ellen\u00a0Yu<\/strong>\u2014 Greensboro, NC \u2014 Class of 2026 \u2014 #3 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<li><b>Kate Barber\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 Savannah, GA \u2014 Class of 2025 \u2014 #12 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, May 28, at 1:00 PM EST, with a shotgun start (weather permitting). To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/20047\/PKBGT-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIP-54--CC-of-Salisbury\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Futures National<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Thirty-six players will tee it up on the 5305 yards par 71 set up in the Futures National division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Riley Grimm\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 Pinehurst, NC \u2014 Class of 2028 \u2014 #64 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hallie Wilson\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Winston-Salem, NC \u2014 Class of 2027 \u2014 #82 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<li><b>Jordin Christine de Graaf\u00a0<\/b>\u2014 Virginia Beach, VA \u2014 Class of 2029 \u2014 #135 on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, May 28, at 1:00 PM EST, with a shotgun start (weather permitting). To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/20047\/PKBGT-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIP-54--CC-of-Salisbury\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the PKBGT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a local girls&#8217; golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina.\u00a0 The tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. By utilizing innovative yardage-based divisions instead of the traditional age-based format, the tour focused on developing tournament experience at the player&#8217;s pace. The 2020-21 season will feature over 110 tournaments in 10 states on the East Coast, and with over 1,000 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl&#8217;s only tour in the country.\u00a0 Learn more about the PKBGT at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For complete coverage of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour, follow the PKBGT on social media @PKBGirlsTour (Twitter), facebook.com\/girlsgolftour (Facebook), @pkbgirlstour (Instagram), or visit our website at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">www.pkbgt.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greensboro, NC- The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour returns to Salisbury Country Club for the annual PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 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